Ivar Sigmund Angell Isaksen

Background

Isaksen, Ivar Sigmund Angell was born on November 25, 1937 in Lyngen, Troms, Norway. Son of Ola Nicolai and Ovidia Frederikke (Angell) Isaksen.

Education

Graduate, U. Oslo, 1967; Doctor of Philosophy, U. Oslo, 1973.

Career

Research assistant Institute Geophysics, U. Oslo, 1969-1973; postdoctoral fellow, U. Oslo, 1973-1978; professor meteorology, U. Oslo, since 1981; research scientist, Norwegian Research Council for Science and the Humanities, 1978-1981; research director, Norwegian Research Council for Science and the Humanities, since 1991; acting director, Center for International Climate and Energy Research, since 1993. Visiting science University of California, Irvine, 1990-1993, National Oceanographic and Atmospheric Administration, Boulder, 1974-1975, 87, National Center for Atmospheric Research, Boulder, 1984-1985, U. Stockholm, Sweden,1976-1977, U. Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, Canada, 1968-1969. Member science steering committee Eurotrac, 1991-1992, chairman, 1987-1991.

Member International Ozone Commission, 1980-1992. Member of advisory board Tellus, 1982-1992. Member science and technical advisory panel Global Environmental Facility, 1980-1993.

Member Nordic Ozone and ClimateCom., 1980-1993, Commission Atmospheric Chemistry and Global Pollution, since 1985, COSPAR, since 1991, POVAR BEX committee, since 1992. Chairman Norwegian IGBP committee since 1989. Vice chairman task group stratospheric ozone coordinating committee European Stratospheric Ozone Research, since 1990.

Member science steering group Stratospheric Processes and their Role in Climate, since 1992, microwave limbsounding science advisory group, since 1992, scientific committee North Atlantic Treaty Organization, since 1993. Participant numerous studies.

Achievements

• Ivar Sigmund Angell Isaksen has been listed as a noteworthy Meteorology educator by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Member Norwegion Academy of Science.

Connections

Married Mette Sørlie, January 13, 1968. Children: Camilla, Christian.

Father:

Ola Nicolai Isaksen

Mother:

Ovidia Frederikke (Angell) Isaksen

Spouse:

Mette Sørlie

child:

Christian Isaksen

child:

Camilla Isaksen